Neurosciences at University of Minnesota

Leads a grant in this department

44 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

1. Benjamin Thomas Saunders

   Leads 3 awards · $1,731,809

   • 5R01MH129320-03Department: NIH department code

     Circuit-level neurodevelopmental trajectories of decision-making computations across adolescence

     Principal investigators: Benjamin Thomas Saunders (contact PI), Stephanie Mary Groman

     $701,408

     award amount
   • 5R01MH129370-02Department: NIH department code

     Functional architecture of striatal networks in cue-reward learning
     $612,540

     award amount
   • 1R01DA057292-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Basolateral amygdala dopamine in addiction-related learning strategies
     $417,861

     award amount

2. Marija Cvetanovic

   Leads 3 awards · $1,231,822

   • 1R01NS134916-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Astrocyte dysfunction in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1)
     $454,999

     award amount
   • 1R21NS136962-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Cerebellar Nuclei Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1
     $423,500

     award amount
   • 5R01NS109077-05Department: NIH department code

     Etiology of cognitive decline in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
     $353,323

     award amount

3. Paul G Mermelstein

   Leads 3 awards · $1,084,753

   • 5T32DA007234-38Department: NIH department code

     Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research
     $515,455

     award amount
   • 5R25DA057802-03Department: NIH department code

     Minnesota Inclusive Neuroscience Development Scholars (MINDS) doctoral readiness program

     Principal investigators: Paul G Mermelstein (contact PI), Angeline Joan Dukes, Julia C Lemos, Patrick Rothwell

     $467,126

     award amount
   • 5R25DA038880-08Department: NIH department code

     Enhancing Student Diversity in Drug Addiction Research
     $102,172

     award amount

   Also a principal investigator on 5R25NS117356-05, led by Robert L Meisel.

4. A David Redish

   Leads 3 awards · $1,022,343

   • 5R01MH112688-08Department: NIH department code

     Testing hybrid theories of action-selection
     $576,640

     award amount
   • 5T32NS105604-07Department: NIH department code

     Predoctoral Training of Neuroscientists
     $425,703

     award amount
   • 1R13MH138076-01Department: NIH department code

     Computational Psychiatry 2024 Conference
     $20,000

     award amount

5. Jan Zimmermann

   Leads 2 awards · $1,019,565

   • 5R01MH128177-03Department: NIH department code

     Neural basis of behavioral timescale coordination
     $521,538

     award amount
   • 5R01EB031765-03Department: NIH department code

     Connectome style neuroimaging in non human primates via novel integrated RF platforms
     $498,027

     award amount

6. Esther Krook-Magnuson

   Leads 2 awards · $989,685

   • 1R01NS139469-01Department: NIH department code

     Inhibitory hippocampal projections to the Supramammillary area
     $565,552

     award amount
   • 5R01NS112518-05Department: NIH department code

     Hippobellum: Cerebellar influence on the hippocampus and temporal lobe seizures
     $424,133

     award amount

7. Rocio Gomez-Pastor

   Leads 3 awards · $871,391

   • 5R01NS110694-05Department: NIH department code

     Cell Signaling Dysregulation in Huntington's Disease
     $328,891

     award amount
   • 1R03AG087281-01Department: NIH department code

     Assessment of the therapeutic potential of the anticancer agent Silmitasertib in the treatment of memory loss in Frontotemporal dementia
     $310,000

     award amount
   • 1R21NS136971-01Department: NIH department code

     White matter-associated striatal astrocytes and their role in apathy in Huntington's disease
     $232,500

     award amount

8. Gordon Brawn Smith

   Leads 2 awards · $799,591

   • 5R01NS123842-04Department: NIH department code

     Flexible normalization in ferret V1: computational modeling and 2-photon imaging

     Principal investigators: Gordon Brawn Smith (contact PI), Audrey Sederberg, Cheryl A. Olman

     $412,091

     award amount
   • 5R01EY030893-05Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms governing development of large-scale networks in visual cortex
     $387,500

     award amount

9. Jocelyn M Richard

   Leads 2 awards · $788,694

   • 5R01AA028770-04Department: NIH department code

     Glutamatergic basal forebrain neurons in aversion-resistant drinking
     $439,944

     award amount
   • 5R01DA053208-03Department: NIH department code

     Neural basis of incentive and expected value representations
     $348,750

     award amount

10. Dezhi Liao

    Leads 1 award · $767,250

    • 5R01AG075809-03Department: NIH department code

      Using a novel mTBI model to investigate phosphorylation dependent common mechanisms in tauopathies

      Principal investigators: Dezhi Liao (contact PI), Michael D Koob, Timothy J Ebner

      $767,250

      award amount

11. Michael K Lee

    Leads 1 award · $764,792

    • 5R01AG077743-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of human tau expression and tauopathy by alpha-synuclein
      $764,792

      award amount

12. Mark A Masino

    Leads 2 awards · $653,496

    • 1R21NS135780-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Functional and molecular dissection of dopaminergic signaling in spinal locomotor circuit development
      $431,996

      award amount
    • 1R21NS134170-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Dissecting the roles of glutamatergic receptor subtypes in spinal locomotor circuit function
      $221,500

      award amount

13. Mark John Thomas

    Leads 1 award · $608,482

    • 4R01AG070296-02Department: NIH department code

      Decision-making alterations in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease
      $608,482

      award amount

14. Alfonso Araque

    Leads 2 awards · $582,375

    • 5R01MH119355-05Department: NIH department code

      Astrocyte activity in amygdala-related fear conditioned behaviors

      Principal investigators: Alfonso Araque (contact PI), Paulo Kofuji

      $447,375

      award amount
    • 2R25NS083059-11A1Department: NIH department code

      University of Minnesota Summer Research in Neuroscience

      Principal investigators: Alfonso Araque (contact PI), Angeline Joan Dukes, Robert L Meisel, Timothy J Ebner

      $135,000

      award amount

15. Julia C Lemos

    Leads 1 award · $491,338

    • 5R01MH122749-05Department: NIH department code

      Determining the unique and dynamic neural constellation belonging to acute and chronic stress states
      $491,338

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R25DA057802-03, led by Paul G Mermelstein.

16. Nicola Grissom

    Leads 1 award · $485,263

    • 5R01MH123661-05Department: NIH department code

      Sex-biased impacts of 16p11.2 variants on reward-guided choice
      $485,263

      award amount

17. Geoffrey M Ghose

    Leads 1 award · $409,429

    • 5R01MH118487-05Department: NIH department code

      Modulating attention and decision making with closed loop control of low frequency oscillations
      $409,429

      award amount

18. Thomas P Naselaris

    Leads 1 award · $391,898

    • 5R01EY023384-08Department: NIH department code

      Seen and mental images in visual cortex

      Principal investigators: Thomas P Naselaris (contact PI), Dora Hermes

      $391,898

      award amount

19. Yi-Mei (amy) Yang

    Leads 1 award · $387,500

    • 5R01MH129300-03Department: NIH department code

      Neurobiology of stress in the cerebellar circuitry
      $387,500

      award amount

20. Eric A Newman

    Leads 1 award · $374,006

    • 5R01NS126166-03Department: NIH department code

      Astrocyte regulation of cerebral blood flow during hypoglycemia
      $374,006

      award amount

21. Aaron Michael Kerlin

    Leads 1 award · $363,939

    • 5R01NS127902-02Department: NIH department code

      A dendritic nexus in the circuits that coordinate learning
      $363,939

      award amount

22. Benjamin L Clarke

    Leads 1 award · $331,986

    • 5T34GM137862-05Department: NIH department code

      Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program at the University of Minnesota Duluth

      Principal investigators: Benjamin L Clarke (contact PI), Andrew P Wold, Terrence Wilcox

      $331,986

      award amount

23. Madhuvanthi Kannan

    Leads 1 award · $327,669

    • 5R34NS128890-02Department: NIH department code

      Voltage dynamics of distinct cortical ensembles in visually guided behavior
      $327,669

      award amount

24. Yanaira Alonso Caraballo

    Leads 1 award · $265,302

    • 1K99DA060895-01Department: NIH department code

      Mapping the Functional and Anatomical Pathways from the Anterior and Posterior Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus to the Nucleus Accumbens: Implications for Opioid Use
      $265,302

      award amount

25. Robert L Meisel

    Leads 1 award · $251,074

    • 5R25NS117356-05Department: NIH department code

      A Longitudinal Mentoring Approach to Increase Diversity Among Researchers of Neurological Disorders

      Principal investigators: Robert L Meisel (contact PI), Paul G Mermelstein

      $251,074

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R21DA056728-02, led by Zhe Chen; 2R25NS083059-11A1, led by Alfonso Araque.

26. Emilia M Lefevre

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 4R00DA052624-03Department: NIH department code

      Nucleus accumbens fast-spiking interneurons regulate opioid reward and addiction
      $249,000

      award amount

27. Anthony David Umpierre

    Leads 1 award · $241,530

    • 4R00NS126417-03Department: NIH department code

      Microglial P2Y6 receptor calcium signaling as a core regulator of epileptogenesis
      $241,530

      award amount

28. Martha L Streng

    Leads 1 award · $241,530

    • 4R00NS121274-03Department: NIH department code

      Cerebellar computations in health and epilepsy
      $241,530

      award amount

29. Sidney P Kuo

    Leads 1 award · $193,750

    • 5R21EY033932-02Department: NIH department code

      Muller glial cell pathophysiology during glaucoma onset
      $193,750

      award amount

30. Zhe Chen

    Leads 1 award · $193,750

    • 5R21DA056728-02Department: NIH department code

      VTA dopamine connectivity and functional responses to drugs of abuse

      Principal investigators: Zhe Chen (contact PI), Robert L Meisel

      $193,750

      award amount

31. Sabrina Marie Scroggins

    Leads 1 award · $150,525

    • 5K01HL155240-04Department: NIH department code

      Testing the efficacy of regulatory dendritic cell treatment in the prevention of preeclampsia
      $150,525

      award amount

32. Johnathan Borland

    Leads 1 award · $132,268

    • 1K99MH132772-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Synaptic plasticity underlying sex differences in aggression reward
      $132,268

      award amount

33. Jessica Swanson

    Leads 1 award · $73,408

    • 1F32DA060664-01Department: NIH department code

      Input-specific synaptic plasticity in the nucleus accumbens evoked by inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme
      $73,408

      award amount

34. Patrick Rothwell

    Leads 1 award · $56,500

    • 3R01DA056675-01S1Department: NIH department code

      Domain-specific inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme as a therapeutic strategy for opioid use disorders

      Principal investigators: Patrick Rothwell (contact PI), Swati S More

      $56,500

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R25DA057802-03, led by Paul G Mermelstein.

35. Anisha P Adke

    Leads 1 award · $53,974

    • 1F30DA060027-01Department: NIH department code

      VGF in the nucleus accumbens: roles in synaptic and opioid-evoked plasticity
      $53,974

      award amount

36. Megan A Brickner

    Leads 1 award · $46,664

    • 1F31DA060004-01Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing BLA dopaminergic and glutamatergic mechanisms of dynamic drug seeking
      $46,664

      award amount

37. Nicholas Rozema

    Leads 1 award · $39,726

    • 1F31MH136679-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Molecular and functional implications of thalamo-striatal synapse regulation in learning and memory
      $39,726

      award amount

38. Brianna Dailey-Krempel

    Leads 1 award · $38,538

    • 1F31DK139599-01Department: NIH department code

      Renal Afferent Nerve Circuitry and Pathogenesis on Blood Pressure Regulation
      $38,538

      award amount

39. Lauren Glassburn

    Leads 1 award · $36,767

    • 5F31NS127417-03Department: NIH department code

      A novel hippocampal GABAergic projection and its potential role in spatial recognition
      $36,767

      award amount

40. Rachel Dick

    Leads 1 award · $36,594

    • 5F31MH133285-02Department: NIH department code

      Functional, structural, and computational consequences of NMDA receptor ablation at medial prefrontal cortex synapses
      $36,594

      award amount

41. Elizabeth Anne Eckenwiler

    Leads 1 award · $36,233

    • 5F31DA059436-02Department: NIH department code

      Investigation of a novel ventral pallidum population expressing corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1
      $36,233

      award amount

42. Margaret E Stelzner

    Leads 1 award · $36,233

    • 5F31DA060069-02Department: NIH department code

      Resolving the role of VTA dopamine and GABA neurons in associative learning
      $36,233

      award amount

43. Julianna G Goenaga

    Leads 1 award · $20,280

    • 5F31NS124107-03Department: NIH department code

      Estrogen Signaling in Nucleus Accumbens Astrocytes
      $20,280

      award amount

44. Carli L Poisson

    Leads 1 award · $15,575

    • 5F31DA055482-03Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing superior colliculus inputs to midbrain dopamine centers in cue learning
      $15,575

      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

• Timothy J Ebner

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG075809-03, led by Dezhi Liao; 2R25NS083059-11A1, led by Alfonso Araque

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Minnesota (no department on record, 1 award)

• Michael D Koob

  Co-investigator on 5R01AG075809-03, led by Dezhi Liao

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Stephanie Mary Groman

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH129320-03, led by Benjamin Thomas Saunders

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Chicago · Anesthesiology (NIH department code, 1 award)

• Angeline Joan Dukes

  Co-investigator on 5R25DA057802-03, led by Paul G Mermelstein; 2R25NS083059-11A1, led by Alfonso Araque

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Paulo Kofuji

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH119355-05, led by Alfonso Araque

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Audrey Sederberg

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS123842-04, led by Gordon Brawn Smith

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Cheryl A. Olman

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS123842-04, led by Gordon Brawn Smith

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Dora Hermes

  Co-investigator on 5R01EY023384-08, led by Thomas P Naselaris

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Mayo Clinic (no department on record, 1 award)

• Andrew P Wold

  Co-investigator on 5T34GM137862-05, led by Benjamin L Clarke

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Terrence Wilcox

  Co-investigator on 5T34GM137862-05, led by Benjamin L Clarke

  Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

• Swati S More

  Co-investigator on 3R01DA056675-01S1, led by Patrick Rothwell

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Minnesota · Pharmacology (NIH department code, 1 award)